BIKERELIABILITY
MOT DATA · GREAT BRITAIN · 2005–2025
League table/ HARLEY-DAVIDSON/FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE
Model report · 2005–2025

HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE

1800cc Petrol Class 2
89.0%
first-time pass rate
4.4%
failed outright
16,537
median miles at test
436
MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2010–2016

The FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE's first-time pass rate has fallen 13.0 points since 2010, 97.4% to 84.4%.

65%82%100%2010: 97.4% pass (39 tests)2011: 93.2% pass (44 tests)2012: 94.4% pass (36 tests)2013: 95.0% pass (40 tests)2014: 84.4% pass (32 tests)2015: 71.4% pass (35 tests)2016: 84.4% pass (32 tests)20102016

Pass rate by mileage

how the FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE's first-time pass rate falls with the odometer · class average 84.9%

A low-mileage FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE passes first time 94.1% of the time; by 30k that's 80.4%.

77%89%100%0k: 94.1% pass (119 tests)10k: 89.7% pass (136 tests)20k: 97.3% pass (73 tests)30k: 80.4% pass (56 tests)0k20k30k

First-time pass rate by odometer reading at test, 10,000-mile bands for this model. Mileage is the strongest reliability signal. See the full curve.

What fails on a FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded
Component group Share of defects Defects % of defects
brakes
9 29
lamps and reflectors
9 29
reg plates and vin
7 22.6
lighting and signalling
3 9.7
steering and suspension
1 3.2
tyres
1 3.2
tyres and wheels
1 3.2

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE beats 3 of its 4 closest rivals (HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTF, HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTC, TRIUMPH ROCKET III).

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the FLHTCUSE 2 ELECTRA GLIDE.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2007 (91.4% pass). Weakest: 2008 (84.2%).

83%88%93%2007: 91.4% pass (269 tests)2008: 84.2% pass (146 tests)20072008

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.